Help Prevent Sex Trafficking in the Dominican Republic

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CODR’s mission is to overcome the barriers to university education for folks from poor backgrounds.

Because the Dominican Republic has been identified as a source and destination country for human trafficking, CODR focuses on identifying at-risk females.

And trains young women with self-confidence and education – which are the best protection against exploitation.

The Women at CODR Study Medicine, Engineering, and Business

CODR believes that access to a university education is the first step in providing equal opportunity to all students, yet access alone is not sufficient. Once at university, students benefit from an enriched and supportive environment that encourages their education.

Cultural Exchange Opportunities

CODR also offers the opportunity to donate your time.

You can spend a day volunteering at CODR like I did, or you can spend weeks or even months. You can learn Spanish, dancing, and how to cook Dominican food. And you can assist the organization by teaching English, participating in community service events, and more!

If you are interested in partnering with CODR for a cultural exchange experience, contact codr1780@gmail.com.

The women at CODR are looking forward to your support!

– Daraius & Emily

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I am very familiar with the Dominican Republic, and I can tell you, having spent the bulk of my time in Santo Domingo working on a not closely related dissertation, that it is a very sad situation. These women are literally desperate. As a very sad story of how desperate, the last time I was there, a women came up to me on the street and when I was not interested in her services she actually grabbed me in you can guess where. It was embarrassing for me, and showed the depth of her desperation to make money. I think this is sounds like a great and much needed organization, and I wish the USAID organization would devote more funds to the DR.

It was so good to read this! My main reason for getting miles is to visit our sons in Recife, Brazil who do this same thing there. They opened their first rescue home for girls and currently have 10 girls living in this home with house parents – its a very loving home environment. They’ve also opened a home for women wanting to leave the streets and prostitution. Their goal is a “village” with more homes for girls, women and boys. And, to start a business so they have someplace to employ the women. They have four working for them at their mission base now but don’t really have any more work (or funds) to pay them. This is a huge problem all over the world. Due to Brazil’s low legal age to prostitute, there are many who see it as a “family business” with grandmoms, moms and daughters on the streets together. My sons will tell you that most would rather be anywhere else doing anything else. In some cases children are sold into prostitution by their parents (some are even “pimped” by their fathers) and they’ve seen them as young as 6 on the streets. It breaks your heart! I know there any a lot of exotic places we can travel but I’m earning my miles to visit and help them as often as I can. Thank you for posting your experience – hopefully it will make more people aware of the high number of those trafficked around the world.

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